LIN28 coordinately promotes nucleolar/ribosomal functions and represses the 2C-like transcriptional program in pluripotent stem cells

Z Sun, H Yu, J Zhao, T Tan, H Pan, Y Zhu, L Chen… - Protein & …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
LIN28 is an RNA binding protein with important roles in early embryo development, stem cell
differentiation/reprogramming, tumorigenesis and metabolism. Previous studies have …

MicroRNA molecules

T Tuschl, M Lagos-Quintana, W Lendeckel… - US Patent …, 2007 - Google Patents
In Caenorhabditis elegans, lin-4 and let-7 encode 22-and 21-nucleotide RNAs, respectively,
that function as key regulators of developmental timing. Because the appearance of these …

LIN28: roles and regulation in development and beyond

J Tsialikas, J Romer-Seibert - Development, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
LIN28 is an RNA-binding protein that is best known for its roles in promoting pluripotency via
regulation of the microRNA let-7. However, recent studies have uncovered new roles for …

Lin-28 interaction with the Let-7 precursor loop mediates regulated microRNA processing

MA Newman, JM Thomson, SM Hammond - Rna, 2008 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
A hallmark of mammalian embryonic development is the widespread induction of microRNA
(miRNA) expression. Surprisingly, the transcription of many of these small, noncoding RNAs …

LIN-28 co-transcriptionally binds primary let-7 to regulate miRNA maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans

PM Van Wynsberghe, ZS Kai, KB Massirer… - Nature structural & …, 2011 - nature.com
The highly conserved let-7 microRNA (miRNA) regulates developmental pathways across
animal phyla. Mis-expression of let-7 causes lethality in C. elegans and has been …

A circadian-like gene network programs the timing and dosage of heterochronic miRNA transcription during C. elegans development

B Kinney, S Sahu, N Stec, K Hills-Muckey, DW Adams… - Developmental Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Development relies on the exquisite control of both the timing and the levels of gene
expression to achieve robust developmental transitions. How cis-and trans-acting factors …

The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors LIN-32 and HLH-2 function together in multiple steps of a C. elegans neuronal sublineage

DS Portman, SW Emmons - Development, 2000 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT bHLH transcription factors function in neuronal development in organisms as
diverse as worms and vertebrates. In the C. elegans male tail, a neuronal sublineage …

The mir-84 and let-7 paralogous microRNA genes of Caenorhabditis elegans direct the cessation of molting via the conserved nuclear hormone receptors NHR-23 …

GD Hayes, AR Frand, G Ruvkun - 2006 - journals.biologists.com
The let-7 microRNA (miRNA) gene of Caenorhabditis elegans controls the timing of
developmental events. let-7 is conserved throughout bilaterian phylogeny and has multiple …

Identification and characterization of lin-28 homolog B (LIN28B) in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Guo, Y Chen, H Ito, A Watanabe, X Ge, T Kodama… - Gene, 2006 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide.
Several studies have identified signature gene sets that may be useful as potential …

A Developmental Timing MicroRNA and Its Target Regulate Life Span in C. elegans

M Boehm, F Slack - Science, 2005 - science.org
The microRNA lin-4 and its target, the putative transcription factor lin-14, control the timing of
larval development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we report that lin-4 and lin-14 also …